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Sugar Rush: Chai-Fig Cakes and Cocoa Lattes at UR Cup

Posted by Kathy YL Chan, Nov 28, 2012

[Photograph: Kathy YL Chan]

A new coffee shop called UR Cup recently opened on Mercer (right off 8th Street). And while the name leaves much to be desired, the assortment of pastries make up for it. You'll find croissants from Mille-Feuille, pistachio biscotti, red velvet cake rounds, chewy ginger cookies (which happen to be gluten-free), and this excellent Chai Fig Cake ($2.75) baked by O Cafe. Though the chai flavor is faint, it's a moist, delicate cake with fine crumbs and a generous portion of chopped figs tucked into each bite. Pair it with one of their many loose leaf tea options, or if you're feeling more gutsy, the Cocoa Latte, which is made with a dose of dark cocoa powder.

UR Cup

About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.

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